//------------------------------// // Sunset vs Joey // Story: The Battle City Crown // by Shadow Kick //------------------------------// Once lunch time began, more than half the school rushed to the auditorium and sat down in their usual chairs to watch the next duel. “Well, this is it,” said Rainbow. “I can’t wait to see Joey win!” said Serenity. “It won’t be easy,” thought Mai. “But if anyone can do it, Joey can.” “The duel proceed in five minutes!” said Roland. “So prepare your decks!” “We better get going!” Applejack. “Follow me.” “Lead the way, AJ,” said Tea. A couple minutes later, Yugi, Twilight and the others arrived. “Are we late?” asked Duke. “Nope! Just in time!” called Joey. “I wish you the best of luck, Joey,” said Twilight. “Yeah, I’m gonna need it against her,” thought Joey. “Go for it, Joey,” said Tea. “No matter what happens, don’t give up,” said Yugi. “Not a chance!” said Joey. “Go for it, buddy,” said Tristan. “Good luck,” said Duke. “Take her down!” said Rainbow. “Good luck, bro,” said Serenity. “Thanks, sis,” said Joey. Serenity then looked at Sunset. “I bet she wishes she had friends like you guys.” “No she doesn’t,” said Fluttershy. “She likes being alone,” said Rarity. “The first duel of the semi-finals is about to begin!” said Roland. Joey looked at Mai and gave her a thumbs up. “This one's for you, Mai.” Mai smiled in return. “Thanks Joey.” “Let’s duel!” said Joey and Sunset. Joey LP: 4000 Sunset LP: 4000 “Sunset will begin!” said Roland. Turn 1: Sunset “Very well,” said Sunset. “I summon Grand Tiki Elder in attack mode! I’ll place one card face down and end my turn.” Turn 2: Joey “You’ll have to do better than that!” said Joey as he drew. “Not too shabby. Check this out! I play Gearfried the Iron Knight! Gearfried, attack her monster!” Joey LP: 4000 Sunset LP: 3700 “Alright!” said Duke and Tristan. “Way to go!” said Mai. “Yes!” said Serenity. “You fell right into my trap,” said Sunset. “Huh?” asked Joey. “I activate my trap, Michizure!” said Sunset. “The second one of my monsters is destroyed, I can destroy one monster on your field! So say goodbye to your knight!” “Thanks a lot,” said Joey. Turn 3: Sunset “You’re welcome,” said Sunset. “My move. This one brings back memories from Equestria. I summon Dark Zebra in attack mode!” “He’s wide open,” said Tristan. “This could get ugly,” said Duke. “Be quite,” said Mai. “Dark Zebra, attack him directly!” ordered Sunset. Joey LP: 2200 Sunset LP: 3700 “Had enough?” Turn 4: Joey “Never!” said Joey as he drew. “First, I’ll summon Alligator’s Sword in attack mode! Then I’ll activate Graceful Dice!” “He needs at least a four to beat her Zebra,” said Duke. “He can do it,” said Yugi. “Come on, Joey needs a new pair of shoes,” said Joey. “So do I,” said Rarity. “Be serious here,” said Applejack. “I am,” said Rarity. (Joey Rolls a five) “Yeah!! In your face!” (Alligator’s Sword: 1500 → 2000) “You can’t win a whole duel with luck,” said Sunset. “Whatever,” said Joey. “Now attack! Joey LP: 2200 Sunset LP: 3500 “Great dueling!” called Yugi. The girls all cheered. “Good job, dude,” said Flash. “I end my turn,” said Joey. (Alligator’s Sword: 2000 → 1500) Turn 5: Sunset “So you won one fight, but you’ll never win the war,” said Sunset. “I play Pot of Greed, so I draw two cards. Now I summon Rapid Fire Magician in attack mode! Now attack his gator! Joey LP: 2100 Sunset LP: 3500 Now I’ll place two cars face down. You haven’t got ghost of a change.” Turn 6: Joey “I’m just getting warmed up!” said Joey. “I summon Little-Winguard attack mode!” “Why’d he play it in attack mode?” asked Tristan. “He just broke the most basic rule of winning at duel monsters!” said Duke. “Maybe he wants to play a combo or something, stupid!” said Rainbow. “Just be quite so we can listen,” said Rarity. “What are you thinking?” asked Sunset. “I was thinking about this!” said Joey. “I equip my Winguard with the Lightning Blade. It gives him 800 extra ATK points!” “I don’t think so,” said Sunset. “I activate Dust Tornado to destroy your magic card! You could never defeat anyone with real talent.” “Well next time I meet someone with talent, I’ll remember that,” said Joey. “I’ll use my Winguard’s to switch himself into defense mode. Then I’ll place one card face down. Your move.” “Man this girl’s tough!” said Duke. “Well, Joey’s even tougher,” said Tristan. Turn 7: Sunset “Watch and learn, you amateur!” said Sunset. “I activate Level Conversion Lab! This card lets me roll a die, then the level of a monster in my hand becomes the number as I roll. And I choose The Supremacy Sun.” “Oh great,” said Joey. “If she gets a 1, 2, 3 or 4, then she can summon her monster without sacrificing anything,” said Rainbow. “Here goes,” said Sunset. The landed on five. “Now I only need one sacrifice to bring out my best monster. But I think I’ll sacrifice yours instead!” “What?!” asked Joey. “I activate Snatch Steal!” said Sunset. “This card can only be equipped to one of your monsters! And I get to keep your monster as long as it is equipped with this card.” “Shoot!” said Joey. “Now, I’ll sacrifice your Winguard!” said Sunset. “In order to summon my favorite monster! The Supremacy Sun!” “How am I supposed to protect myself from that?!” asked Joey. “I told you were in over your head,” said Sunset. “Supremacy Sun, attack him directly!” “Do something!” said Tristan. “Quick!” said Duke. “Joey!” called Yugi and Serenity. “Hold on,” said Joey. “I activate Scapegoat to block your attack!” “What?!” asked Sunset. “Sorry, better luck next time,” said Joey. “Awesome,” said Flash. “Just in the nick of time,” said Mai. “Fine then,” said Sunset. “I’ll destroy two of your tokens with Supremacy Sun and Fire Magician, attack!! It’s your move.” Turn 8: Joey “Alright, my turn,” said Joey. “Battle Warrior?! This guy’s way too weak! Oh well, I can still use him for defense. First I’ll place one card face down. Then I’ll summon Battle Warrior in defense mode! That’s all for now.” Turn 9: Sunset “It’s my move,” said Sunset. “I summon Double Coston in attack mode! Now my three monsters, destroy his tokens and his warrior! That’s enough for now. Ready to give up?” “I guess you don’t know me very well,” said Joey. “I never give up!” “Fine,” said Sunset. “Then go already!” Turn 10: Joey “My pleasure!” said Joey. “Now I play Pot of Greed, so I draw two cards. Now I activate Graverobber! By paying 2000 life points, I can take any magic card from your graveyard!” Joey LP: 100 Sunset LP: 3500 “Oh, great!” said Sunset. “I think I’ll pick Snatch Steal!” said Joey. “And I’ll use it to take control of your Supremacy Sun!” “No!!” cried Sunset. “Way to go, Joey!” said Yugi. “I knew he could do it!” said Mai. “He’s the best,” said Serenity. “Awesome!” said Duke and Tristan. “Supremacy Sun, attack her Rapid Fire Magician!” ordered Joey. Joey LP: 100 Sunset LP: 2100 “You’ll regret that, Joey!” said Sunset. “Yeah, yeah,” said Joey. “I’ll start wrapping things up by playing Hayabusa Knight in defense mode! Then I’ll place this card face down. And that’ll end my turn! Your monster looks pretty cool standing next to me, doesn’t it?” Turn 11: Sunset “Nobody takes that card away from me!” said Sunset. She then gained 1000 life points. Joey LP: 100 Sunset LP: 3100 “What happened?” asked Joey. “Oops, I forgot to tell you,” said Sunset. “If you use Snatch Steal on one of my monsters, I gain 1000 life points during my standby phases.” “Wonderful,” said Joey. “Oh just so you know,” reminded Sunset. “My Double Coston counts as two tributes when I tribute summon a Dark monster! So I send my Coston to the graveyard and summon out another Supremacy Sun!” “She’s got two?!” asked Twilight. “Seams so,” said Pinkie. “Now I’ll destroy your Supremacy Sun with my own!” said Sunset. “Attack!! Now one uses that card but me!” “Dang,” said Joey. “All that over one little card. You need to chill.” “I place one card face down, and end my turn,” said Sunset. “Hurry up and make your move!” Turn 12: Joey “You got it!” said Joey. “And since you have no monsters, I’ll summon Baby Dragon in attack mode! Then I’ll switch Hayabusa Knight into attack mode. By the way, Hayabusa Knight can attack twice in a one turn!” “Awesome!” said Yugi. “If these attacks go through, he wins!” “Go Joey!” said Serenity. “Show her whose boss!” cheered Mai. “Now boys!” said Joey. “Attack her directly!” “Never happen,” said Sunset. “I activate Zero Gravity! This card switches all attack positions monsters into defense mode, and vise versa.” “Dang it!” said Joey. “I guess I’ll end my turn.” Turn 13: Sunset “I knew you would,” said Sunset. “I’ll discard the card I drew (The Calculator) in order to bring back my Supremacy Sun! Then I’ll play Stop Defense, which switches your Hayabusa Knight into attack mode!” “Joey!” called everyone. “Supremacy Sun! Destroy the rest of his life points!” yelled Sunset. “Reveal trap card!” said Joey. “Huh?” asked Sunset. “Meet Nutrient Z!” said Joey. “It works whenever I’m about to lose 2000 or more life points. It gives my strength a 4000 point boost before your attack hits!” Joey LP: 4100 Sunset LP: 3100 (The Supremacy Sun then destroys Hayabusa Knight.) Joey LP: 2100 Sunset LP: 3100 “Whatever,” said Sunset. “The next turn, will be your last.” Turn 14: Joey “It’s a long shot,” thought Joey. “But I know I can do it. Come deck, show me some love! Jackpot! I play Time Wizard! Then I’ll activate his effect!” “It’ll never work,” said Sunset. “We’ll see about that,” said Joey as he flipped a coin. “I can heads!” Joey succeeds. “Alright! In your face! Say goodbye to that Sun!” “Dang you,” said Sunset. “Way to go, Joey!” said Yugi. “Yeah!” cheered the girls. “Hey, Yugi,” said Tea. “Rainbow, Pinkie and I are going to use the restroom. We’ll be right back.” “Okay,” said Yugi. “Now I’ll switch Baby Dragon into attack mode,” said Joey. “Time Wizard! Baby Dragon! Attack her directly!” Joey LP: 2100 Sunset LP: 1400 Then I’ll activate Polymerization to fuse my two monsters together! Meet Thousand Dragon in defense mode!” “Why didn’t he fuse his dragon first and then attack?” asked Tristan. “Yeah, Sunset would have lost more life points,” added Duke. “Because Battle City rules says fusion monsters can’t attack for one turn, idiots,” said Rainbow. “You seriously didn’t remember that?” asked Applejack. “Plus he knows that Sunset can bring back her monster by discarding a card,” said Twilight. “But she has none in her hand,” Yugi pointed out. “Exactly,” said Twilight. “After she brings back her monster, she’ll have nothing else to play.” “So Joey has one more turn to turn things around,” said Mai. Turn 15: Sunset “My move,” said Sunset. “I draw! Now I’ll discard this card to once again, bring back my Supremacy Sun. Face it, you'll never get rid of my monster! Supremacy Sun, attack his Thousand Dragon!” “Dang,” said Joey. “I end my turn,” said Sunset. Turn 16: Joey "Alrighty then," said Joey. "My move. Here goes something. Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about! I place one card face down and end my turn." Turn 17: Sunset "Time to finish you off," said Sunset as she drew. "But first, I summon Maryokutai in defense mode. Now Supremacy Sun, direct attack!" "I don't think so!" said Joey. "I activate Roulette Spider!" "Awesome!" said Yugi. "That's the card he beat Espa Roba with!" "What's it do?" asked Tristan. "You'll see," answered Duke. "Here we go," said Joey. A die then appeared for the card effect. "Here's how it works, after you declare an attack, I can roll a die. What happens next depends on the result." "Nice try," said Sunset. "But whenever my opponent activates a magic card, I can tribute my Maryokutai to negate the card's effect and destroy it!" "What?!!" asked Joey. "Supremacy Sun, end this duel!" ordered Sunset. Joey LP: 0 Sunset LP: 1400 “Oh no!” said Rarity. “He lost,” said Yugi. “And the winner is… Sunset Shimmer!” said Roland. “Told you, you could never beat me,” said Sunset. “Now hand over that God card!” “Here, take it,” said Joey. “But just you wait until next time! I’ll beat you yet!” “Like that’ll ever happen,” called Sunset. “You could never defeat someone like me, so just stop trying. I’ll be less painful for you.” “What’d you say?!!” asked Joey. Tristan and Duke grabbed him. “Don’t let her get to you,” said Tristan. “She not even worth it,” said Duke. “I guess you’re right,” said Joey. Tea, Pinkie, and Rainbow returned a couple seconds. “It the duel over?” asked Pinkie. “Don’t worry,” said Tristan. “Joey got his butt kicked the thing ya missed was Sunset making the poor guy squirm.” “Oh no,” said Tea. “You lost your duel?” “Yes sir,” said Tristan. “Come on, Tristan, Joey did a good job,” said Duke. “Sunset just did a much better job.” Applejack then walked over to Tristan, and twisted his hand. “Owwwwww!!!” yelled Tristan. AJ then punched him in the stomach, kicked him in the nuts and elbow struck in the nose. Flash then punched Duke in the face. Afterwards, Rainbow kicked him in the chin. “I blame you for this… Tristan,” said Duke holding his mouth. “Shut up… stupid,” said Tristan in pain. “Forget them,” said Rarity. “You did great job, Joey,” said Yugi. “I couldn’t have done any better myself,” said Mai. “I’m really sorry I couldn’t beat her, Mai,” said Joey. “Don’t be,” said Mai. “What you did said it all.” She then hugged him. Joey’s face instantly turned beat red. “I’m very proud of you Joey,” said Serenity. “Plus, you’ll always be the best to me.” “Thanks a lot, Serenity,” said Joey. “I needed to hear that.” “Win or lose, you’re still a great duelist,” said Twilight. “And we’re all still your friends.” “Totally,” said Tea. Joey began to tear up. “You guys are the best in the world!” “The second duel of the semi-finals will be Twilight Sparkle vs Yugi Muto!” said Roland. “The will begin in 10 minutes! So prepare yourselves!” “Good luck, Yug,” said Joey. “Thanks,” replied Yugi. “Best of luck to you, darling,” said Rarity. “We know you can do it,” said Fluttershy. “Totally!” said Pinkie. “Thanks, girls,” said Twilight.